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Show moreLetter to John Brodie Innes thanking him for a donation of 10 pounds toward the church restoration fund. Transcription: "The Vicarage, Downe, Beckenham, Augt. 27. 1873 Dear Mr. Innes, I beg you will accept my best thanks for your Cheque of ten pounds to wards our Chutch res -toration fund, which I received today. Your counsel as to modifying the Choral Elemint in our Services has been followed + I trust the [] is appreciated. There is a sculptor [] [] of [] here, which which renders any high flights in this direction impossible. A family is coming to [] from Orpington-Church people, who will, I hope set a good example. I fancy there is a rather bitter attendance since the restoration, + I am glad that Mrs Smith's chil dren have been Christened +[] + they come to Churc. Thank you, the Vicarage house is comfortable, but we have already [] [] of what we may expect by way of wind in in less genial seasons. un fortunately, trees do not grow up in a day. I hope we shall be spared the in fliction of a Schoolboard which is quite unnecessa ry, besides being both troublesome + expensive. If we continue to raise 100 pounds [] by rate coluntarily, we may do so. We now get a [] grand of 33 pounds a yr which, will, of course, reduce our rate W 5. or 6. in the pound. I remain, yrs truly G.S. Ffinden" Letter, signed by sender. Sent from The Vicarage, Down, Beckenham, Kent.
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Show moreLetter to Unknown person concerning the raising of money to pay for the restoration of the church at Down. Transcription: "The Vicarage, Downe, Beckenham, Kent. August 6. 1873 Dear Sir, The work undertaken for the restoration at Downe Church being more [] [], we are closing the accounts, + find a deficiency in the cost (1:500 pounds) of about 150[pounds]. This is more, indeed, than we had expected, owing to the large amount of reparation that was required. The greater por- tion of the funds have been been contributed by those who are totally uncon nected with the Parish, + we cannot apply to them again, + whilst fully appreciating what yourself + other owners of Property here have done in forwarding the good work, we yet feel that out only alternative is to make this appeal to their [glorious?] feelings for [] suable us to clear off the debt. We hope you will kindly give us a helping hand, + so, in all probability, induce others others to assist in making up the required amount to pay for a really good work, which in the di- lapidated state of the Church, was, as you are aware, a positive necessi- ty. Awaiting your kind reply, We remain, Dear Sir, Your's very faithfully, G.S. Ffinden, (Vicar.) Frederick Allen The Revnd churchwarden I Brodie Innes." Letter, signed by sender. Sent from The Vicarage, Down, Beckenham, Kent.
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